Intranasal medication delivery device and method of use thereof

摘要

The intranasal medication delivery device and method of use thereof includes an elongated malleable member arcuately curved or pre-formed in manner complimentary to the anterior wall of a nasal cavity. One particular embodiment provides the elongated and arcuate member to deliver medication through a lumen such that the medication is deposited in a semi-solid state adjacent the anterior aspect of the nasal cavity lateral wall and to the anterior end of the superior, middle, and inferior turbinate. Another particular embodiment provides the elongated and arcuate member to deliver medication as a suppository to a location similar to that of the previous embodiment. The method of delivering the medicine provides depositing the medicine adjacent the anterior end of one of the superior turbinate, middle turbinate, and inferior turbinate. An exemplary medication can be any one of a corticosteroid, an anti-histamine, an immune active mediator, an IgE binding medication, or a decongestant.